It seems that Hollywood is starting to catch on to what many viewers already know: Some of the best shows on TV are not on a network; they're streaming over your internet connection. Shows such as House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black from Netflix have been capturing people's imagination for years, although major awards have often eluded them. But in the first months of 2015, one announcement after another pointed toward a sort of streaming content renaissance.

Peopleware: Content Industry Staffing News for the Week of March 19, 2012

Google hired Digg, Inc. founder Kevin Rose and a number of his employees at Milk, Inc., the venture Rose created last year as a lab for experimenting with mobile app ideas. Google paid as much as $15 million for the acquisition, according to AOL's TechCrunch, but Google did not disclose the purchase price. Milk has since shut down, and those not hired by Google were reportedly laid off, which includes engineers. Those going to Google will work on Google's social projects, especially Google+.

Synacor, Inc. hired Michael Bishara as its vice president and general manager of TV Everywhere platform. Prior to his current position with Synacor, Bishara was senior vice president of HBO Broadband/Digital Group. There, he was responsible for the overall strategy, development, and rollout of broadband products, including HBO GO. Prior to HBO, Bishara worked at Time, Inc. and AT&T in marketing and product leadership roles.